Strategic Asset Manager – Multi‑Site Lab & Facility Lead

Ellison Institute of Technology; Oxford; On-site; CAD 113,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Bonus

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Hospital Cash Plan

Therapy Services

Perk Box

Electric Car Scheme

Childcare benefit

Job summary

Ellison Institute of Technology is seeking an experienced Asset Manager to lead strategic and operational management of a large, multi-site asset portfolio across laboratories, facilities, and offices. You will implement robust asset governance, predictive maintenance, and data-driven decision making to support growth and resilience.

The role requires deep regulatory knowledge, hands-on CMMS experience, and the ability to mentor a high-performing team while coordinating with internal and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in asset management within regulated environments.
• Experience managing a large multi-site asset portfolio.
• Knowledge of statutory, preventative and reactive maintenance regimes.
• Hands-on experience with CMMS systems and asset registers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with collaboration across internal and external partners.
• Excellent organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive asset management strategy aligned with business growth, regulatory requirements and long-term estate planning.
• Establish, maintain and govern a complete and accurate asset register.
• Define asset criticality, condition and risk profiles across the portfolio.
• Oversee the full asset lifecycle, from commissioning and operation through to maintenance, renewal and disposal, including forecasting and budgeting.
• Lead planning and readiness for new buildings, incoming sites and scientific assets, ensuring compliant occupation and operation.
• Oversee maintenance performance, statutory compliance and operational reporting for high-risk laboratory and clinical assets.
• Lead internal audits, inspections and assurance activities.
• Implement predictive maintenance strategies using condition monitoring and data analysis to reduce downtime and extend asset life.
• Identify and manage asset-related risks, including single-point failures, supply-chain dependencies and regulatory exposure.
• Lead, mentor and develop the asset team, embedding clear governance, reporting and performance metrics.
• Manage contractors and service providers against agreed KPIs and service standards.
• Support incident investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Asset management

CMMS systems

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Multi-site portfolio

Data analysis

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Join us at EIT:

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas:

• Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
• Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
• Climate Change & Managing CO₂
• Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org.

Your Role:

We are seeking an experienced Asset Manager to lead the governance, lifecycle management, regulatory compliance, and long-term asset strategy for a rapidly growing, highly regulated scientific and engineering environment.

The role is accountable for ensuring physical assets remain compliant, maintainable, available, and fit for purpose throughout their lifecycle. The successful candidate will establish and continuously improve the organisation's Asset Management System, driving alignment with the principles of the ISO 55000 Asset Management framework while supporting the growth of a world-class research and innovation campus.

This asset management role focuses on asset strategy, reliability, maintenance governance, regulatory compliance, and asset assurance.
It is not a property management, facilities operations, or operational management position.

Your Responsibilities:

Asset Strategy & Portfolio Management:

• Develop and implement a long-term asset management strategy aligned with organisational objectives and ISO 55000 principles.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the Asset Management System (AMS).
• Develop asset governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Create and maintain comprehensive asset lifecycle plans, renewal programmes, replacement strategies, and investment roadmaps.
• Establish asset criticality, risk, condition, and performance frameworks to support evidence-based decision making.
• Develop whole-life cost models and capital replacement plans for critical infrastructure and scientific assets.
• Lead strategic planning for incoming buildings, existing facilities, laboratory environments, and new scientific equipment, ensuring operational and compliance readiness.
• Ensure all newly acquired assets are fully integrated into the Asset Management System and maintenance programmes.
• Develop scalable asset management practices capable of supporting significant organisational growth.

Maintenance & Compliance

• Ensure all engineering and scientific assets comply with statutory, regulatory, insurance, manufacturer, and organisational requirements.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive asset compliance framework and assurance programme.
• Oversee inspection, testing, certification, maintenance, and record management regimes.
• Lead internal compliance audits and support external regulatory inspections.
• Ensure asset documentation, maintenance records, certification, and compliance evidence are maintained to auditable standards.
• Provide asset compliance reporting and assurance to senior leadership.

Predictive & Forward-Looking Maintenance

• Develop and implement a Total Predictive Maintenance strategy as the organisation's asset portfolio expands.
• Drive the transition from reactive and preventative maintenance towards predictive and condition-based maintenance methodologies.
• Introduce asset health monitoring, condition monitoring, reliability analysis, and predictive maintenance technologies.
• Develop maintenance strategies based on risk, criticality, reliability, and operational impact.
• Utilise asset performance data, maintenance trends, and failure analysis to improve asset reliability and availability.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Reduce unplanned downtime and optimise asset lifecycle performance through proactive interventions.

Team & Supplier Management

• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing Asset Management team.
• Establish clear governance, performance standards, and accountability frameworks.
• Manage specialist contractors, consultants, maintenance providers, and equipment vendors.
• Drive supplier performance through defined service levels, KPIs, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build organisational capability in asset management, reliability engineering, and compliance assurance.
  
  Risk, Safety & Assurance
• Identify, assess, and mitigate asset-related risks across the estate.
• Manage risks associated with asset obsolescence, single-point failures, critical spares, supply chain resilience, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure business continuity considerations are incorporated into asset strategies and maintenance plans.
• Develop risk-based prioritisation models for maintenance and capital investment programmes.

Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Significant experience managing engineering or scientific assets within a complex, regulated, asset-intensive environment.
• Experience within laboratories, healthcare, life sciences, research, pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing, utilities, infrastructure, or similar regulated sectors.
• Proven experience managing large and diverse asset portfolios across multiple sites.
• Experience bringing new buildings, facilities, or major assets into operational service.
• Experience developing maintenance strategies across preventative and predictive maintenance disciplines.
• Experience managing regulatory compliance programmes for critical assets.
• Experience using CMMS platforms and maintaining auditable asset registers.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Knowledge and practical application of ISO 55000 / ISO 55001 Asset Management principles.
• IAM Certificate, Diploma, or equivalent Asset Management qualification.
• Experience implementing predictive maintenance technologies and condition monitoring systems.
• Experience within a high-growth, start-up, or rapidly expanding organisation.

Personal Attributes:

• Strategic thinker with strong commercial and technical awareness.
• Proactive, forward-looking, and focused on continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence at all organisational levels.
• Data-driven and analytical in approach.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Pragmatic and hands-on when required.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Our Benefits:

• Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + travel allowance + bonus
• Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hospital Cash Plan
• Therapy Services
• Perk Box
• Electric Car Scheme
• Childcare benefit